rexine

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noun A type of leather imitation, as used for things like book covers and upholstery.

from Rexine, a trademark name.

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A small, black rexine-covered case, the letters DFM in gold on the lid.

Hard Frost Wingfield, R. D. 1995
Jenkins yawned, rubbed his eyes and looked down at the red rexine-covered handbook, with its gold lettering – another subtle touch of class there.

The Alamut Ambush Price, Anthony 1971
The steering wheel is straightened out and made into a bharmaar barrel, the rexine upholstery stripped and used for ammunition pouches, the battery for solar charging.

Culture | guardian.co.uk Arundhati Roy 2010
I arrive in a white Smash T-shirt, light blue Wranglers and a rexine belt studded with stars.

rediff.com 2009
"Well, this will be really cheap since, it's only made of rexine and Velcro.

Analysis 2010
"The fact that the prosecution has not been able to establish the identity of the rexine bag and saris recovered at the instance of the appellant is sufficient to conclude that those recovered articles are not linked with the crime.

The Hindu - Front Page 2010
"The fact that the prosecution has not been able to establish the identity of the rexine bag and saris recovered at the instance of the appellant is sufficient to conclude that those recovered articles are not linked with the crime.

The Hindu - Front Page 2010